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FEMA 453 Design Guidance for Shelters and Safe Rooms

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Figure 3-<br />

hinged covers facilitate the rapid sealing of supply, return, or exhaust ducts in a safe room.<br />

SoURCe: BaTTelle<br />

m Temporary measures <strong>for</strong> rapid sealing. For expedient sealing,<br />

a small kit of materials should be provided in the safe room,<br />

along with a written checklist of the sealing measures required<br />

specifically <strong>for</strong> the safe room. The following is an example of a<br />

checklist that applies to a bathroom. The sealing supplies are<br />

contact paper, precut to size, <strong>and</strong> 2-inch wide painter’s tape.<br />

Alternately, duct tape <strong>and</strong> plastic sheeting can be used.<br />

m Cover the door louvers with adhesive backed film<br />

(contact paper) 18 inches by 12 inches in size.<br />

m Cover the gap beneath the door with a strip of 2-inchwide<br />

tape.<br />

m Cover the exhaust fan grille with adhesive-backed film<br />

(18 inches by 18 inches).<br />

m Cover the supply grille with adhesive backed film (12<br />

inches by 12 inches).<br />

m Pour water into the floor drain <strong>and</strong> drains of the<br />

shower <strong>and</strong> sink to ensure the traps are filled.<br />

CBR ThReaT pRoTeCTion<br />

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